buffalo

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n. 水牛 [机] 水牛

发音

UK /ˈbʌf.əl.əʊ/
US /ˈbʌf.ə.loʊ/

词形变化

buffali buffaloes 复数 buffaloes buffalos buffalos 复数 buffaloed buffaloes 三单 buffaloing buffaloing 现在分词 buffaloed 过去式 buffaloed 过去分词

别名

buffaloe buffler

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    An animal from the subtribe Bubalina, also known as true buffalos, such as the Cape buffalo, Syncerus caffer, or the water buffalo, Bubalus bubalis.

    水牛

  2. 2.

    A related North American animal, the American bison, Bison bison.

  3. 3.

    Ellipsis of buffalo robe.

  4. 4.

    The buffalo fish (Ictiobus spp.).

  5. 5.

    A nickel.

    美国 俚语
  6. 6.

    A looter during the Civil War.

    美国 历史 俚语
  7. 7.

    A large or stupid person.

    贬义 俚语
  8. 8.

    An obese person, usually a woman.

    贬义 俚语
  9. 9.

    A black male.

    贬义 冒犯 俚语
  10. 10.

    Ellipsis of American buffalo (“gold bullion coin”).

v.
  1. 1.

    To hunt buffalo.

    及物
  2. 2.

    To outwit, confuse, deceive, or intimidate.

    美国 俚语 及物
  3. 3.

    To pistol-whip.

    古体 及物

词汇关系

名词

同义词 2

American bison American buffalo

上位词 3

game bison bovid

下位词 5

anoa Cape buffalo tamarao tamarau water buffalo

整体词 2

American bison American buffalo
动词

上位词 2

cow overawe

相关短语

buffalo fish un. 巨嘴亚口鱼 [网络] 水牛鱼；巴弗罗鱼；鼬鱼 buffalo berry [植物]银水牛果,水牛果属(Shepherdia)灌木(Shepherdia argentea 或 S. canadensis); 银水牛果浆果 buffalo grass 野牛草; 丛生矮株牧草 buffalo robe buffalo soldier 水牛兵 buffalo robes buffalo soldiers buffalo wing [美国英语]布法罗炸鸡翅 buffalo wings buffalo jump buffalo jumps buffalo berries buffalo chips buffalo grasses buffalo fishes

词源

Borrowed from Portuguese or Spanish búfalo (“buffalo”), from Late Latin būfalus, from Latin būbalus, from Ancient Greek βούβαλος (boúbalos, “antelope, wild ox”). Doublet of bubale and buffle.

来源：wiktionary